Originally, the superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes was supposed to launch on August 18, 2025, on Steam. After a first delay of one week, it did not launch as hoped on August 25 either.
Why was there no release? Those visiting the Steam page of Ship of Heroes currently see 2 pieces of information. One is listed under “Release” as “August 2025”. The other is a blue-colored notice from the developers under “Release Date and Monetization”, informing interested parties about the targeted date of August 25, 2025.
Anyone wanting to know why there was no release on that day must check the official forum of the game at shipofheroes.com. There, in a message from the developers dated August 23, 2025, it states:
Our launch will be delayed again. Yesterday, we received the message that Steam did not approve our application. They wanted something that they had not requested before, and we resubmitted the application the same day.
If the approval takes 5 business days or we need to submit a new application, our launch could be delayed until September. The good news is that there were no objections to the game itself, only questions regarding the implementation of the subscription.
Integral at shipofheroes.com
Furthermore, the developers explain that the delay has a positive side. This means they can now add some things they had planned for after launch.
Here is the original release trailer for Ship of Heroes:
In the Footsteps of City of Heroes
What kind of game is Ship of Heroes? The new superhero MMORPG from Heroic Games lets you create personal avatars that belong to one of the 5 archetypes, utilize some of the over 250 superpowers, and be customized individually. Thus, it resembles City of Heroes from NCsoft by Cryptic, which also had no notable license but many character options.
You can expect missions for groups of up to 10 players, 60-player raids, crafting, and a housing system. Except for the two raids, all content is reportedly able to be completed solo as well. Those wanting to team up with other players must use the chat or other social channels. The developers intentionally forgo an automated dungeon finder.
The developers promise that there will be no in-game shop or other microtransactions in Ship of Heroes. Instead, you will need to pay a download fee and subscribe monthly to access all content for the next 2 years.
Ship of Heroes is not the only current MMORPG struggling with delays. There are a number of teams that have had to adjust their plans throughout 2025. One particularly ambitious project encountered difficulties just a few weeks ago: After a challenging beta, Chrono Odyssey does the only right thing, but the MMORPG-year 2025 now looks even bleaker
